These days you don't really have to guess right. Besides, latent demand is only one piece of the puzzle.
You can order the processor with all the capacity you think you might need, and use only what you really need when you need it. IBM offers a couple of pricing options, one of which is likely to suit your needs. Dangle a nice carrot in from of IBM, and they might off a nice, credible capacity study that shows your upgrade options. You can even specify the machines you are considering and supply some growth numbers. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jan Vanbrabant Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: additional processor? *** cross-posted in IBM-MAIN, CICS-L, DB2-L *** Hi, If having the choice between a z10-BC with 2 or 3 processors, and if NOT taking (or having to take) into account the price aspect, is it possible to investigate wether a 2- or a 3-processor system might better suit us? I assume it may be possible to gather info about a latent demand for a processor. Where to look at in RMF, or in SMF to find this out? What about DB2 and/or CICS? DB2 and especially CICS do offer more and more parallellism. Any ideas if we can find this out within these subsystems? Jan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
